ChatGPT experienced an outage due to a power incident in the South Central US. The issue is being mitigated and recovery is underway.

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Donald Trump announced his picks for the tech policy team, including Michael Kratsios as the potential leader of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Dr. Lynne Parker as Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology.

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Despite phone manufacturers heavily promoting AI features in 2024, the actual AI capabilities in released smartphones were disappointing.

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A journalist highlights the increasing trend of people relying on AI, such as ChatGPT, to provide answers or arguments in various aspects of their lives. Examples include seeking help for a mystery illness, requesting tough love advice, creating a custom skin routine, and even discussing theological concepts.

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The latest version of the Files by Google app allows Gemini users to ask questions about a PDF file when summoned while viewing it.

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Asus has announced the Asus NUC 14 Pro AI, a mini PC with Intel Core Ultra 9 processor, up to 67 TOPS of GPU performance, and 48 NPU TOPS, available in five CPU configurations.

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TCL has released 5 new AI-generated short films for its streaming platform, following the release of 'Next Stop Paris'. These new films show some improvement over the previous one, but still have a noticeable AI-generated look to them.

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Databricks, an AI enterprise firm, is set to raise $10 billion, with most of it going towards buying back vested employee stock, marking the largest known funding round for any private tech company. This highlights the intense competition for AI talent, often compared to searching for a star player like LeBron James.

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OpenAI previews new 'reasoning' models, o3 and o3-mini, accepting applications from research community for early testing. Launching straight to o3 from o1, skipping o2 to prevent confusion with British telecom O2. 'Reasoning' refers to breaking down instructions into smaller tasks.

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Google Search is getting an AI Mode that will offer conversational answers similar to its Gemini chatbot. Users can switch to AI Mode from the search results page and will see links to related webpages and a follow-up search bar.

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